Livewire Youth Fiction - Livewire youth fiction Author:John Goodwin, etc., Iris Howden, Marian Iseard To ensure accessibility and readability, Hodder & Stoughton have worked with the Basic Skills Agency on the "Livewire" series. "Livewire" presents a series of exciting reading material with a teenage/adult interest level for those with reading ages below ten, or for adult students of English as a foreign language. The books offer teenagers and a... more »dults appropriate fiction and non-fiction which is graded at reading ages from six to ten. Each text engages the reader's interest in a motivating and non-partronising way and leads him or her towards the attainment of a higher reading level. All "Livewire" texts are written by experienced special needs teachers. This "Livewire Youth Fiction" pack contains 14 stories about the issues, challenges and dramas of being young. Each has been assessed by the Basic Skills Agency and is colour-coded for the appropriate reading age (either 7-8 or 8-9). The titles in this pack include "Winning", "Speedway Rider", "Foul Play", "Dear Kate" and "Wish Upon a Star".« less